Women's T20 World Cup

For other uses of "T20 World Cup", see T20 World Cup (disambiguation).

The ICC Women's T20 World Cup is a biennial world cup for cricket in women's Twenty20 International (WODI) format organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC).^[3] The first edition having been held in England in 2009.^[4] For the first three tournaments, there were eight participants, but this number has been raised to ten from the 2014 edition onwards. In July 2022, the ICC announced that the Bangladesh would host the 2024 tournament and that England would host the 2026 tournament.^[5] The number of teams in at the 2026 tournament is also set to increase to twelve.^[6]

ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Administrator	International Cricket Council
Format	Women's Twenty20 International
First edition	2009 England
Latest edition	2024 United Arab Emirates
Next edition	2026 England
Tournament format	Round robin and knockout
Number of teams	12 (16 from 2030)
Current champion	New Zealand (1st title)
Most successful	Australia (6 titles)
Most runs	Suzie Bates (1,216)[1]
Most wickets	Megan Schutt (48)[2]
Website	t20worldcup.com

At each tournament, a set number of teams qualify automatically, with the remaining teams determined by the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier.

As of 2024, a total of nine editions have been held and twelve teams have participated, Australia, having won the tournament a record six times (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023) are the most successful team, while England (2009), West Indies (2016) and New Zealand (2024) have one title each. In August 2024, ICC announced that the United Arab Emirates will be the venue for the Women's T20 World Cup instead of Bangladesh although the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) continued to officially host the event. The matches were played at Dubai and Sharjah.^[7]

New Zealand are the current champions having won the 2024 edition for the first time, after defeating South Africa in the final.

History

Women's T20 World Cup winners

Year	Champions
2009	England
2010	Australia
2012	Australia (2)
2014	Australia (3)
2016	West Indies
2018	Australia (4)
2020	Australia (5)
2023	Australia (6)
2024	New Zealand

Qualification

Qualification is determined by the ICC Women's Twenty20 International rankings and a qualification event, the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier. Until 2014, the top six teams of the ICC Women's Twenty20 International rankings would automatically qualify and the remaining two places determined by a qualification process. In the 2014 edition, six places were determined by the top eight teams of the ICC Women's T20I rankings, with the host country and three qualifiers joining them in the tournament.^{[citation needed]} From 2016 onwards, seven places were determined by the top eight teams of the ICC Women's T20I Team rankings, with the host country and two qualifiers joining them in the tournament.^{[citation needed]}

Summary

Year	Host nation(s)	Final venue
			Winners	Result	Runners-up	No. of Teams
2009	England	Lord's, London	England 86/4 (17 overs)	England won by 6 wickets Scorecard	New Zealand 85 (20 overs)	8
2010	West Indies	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	Australia 106/8 (20 overs)	Australia won by 3 runs Scorecard	New Zealand 103/6 (20 overs)	8
2012	Sri Lanka	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	Australia 142/4 (20 overs)	Australia won by 4 runs Scorecard	England 138/9 (20 overs)	8
2014	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka	Australia 106/4 (15 overs)	Australia won by 6 wickets Scorecard	England 105/8 (20 overs)	10
2016	India	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	West Indies 149/2 (19 overs)	West Indies won by 8 wickets Scorecard	Australia 148/5 (20 overs)	10
2018	West Indies	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound	Australia 106/2 (15.1 overs)	Australia won by 8 wickets Scorecard	England 105 (19.4 overs)	10
2020	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	Australia 184/4 (20 overs)	Australia won by 85 runs Scorecard	India 99 (19.1 overs)	10
2023	South Africa	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town	Australia 156/6 (20 overs)	Australia won by 19 runs Scorecard	South Africa 137/6 (20 overs)	10
2024	United Arab Emirates[a]	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai	New Zealand 158/5 (20 overs)	New Zealand won by 32 runs Scorecard	South Africa 126/9 (20 overs)	10
2026	England Wales	Lord's, London				12

Team performance

Correct as of 2024 Women's T20 World Cup. Teams are ordered by best result then by appearances, then by winning percentage, then by total number of wins, total number of games, and then alphabetically:

Team	Appearances			Best result	Statistics[8]
	Total	First	Latest		Played	Won	Lost	Tie	NR	Win%
Australia	9	2009	2024	Champions (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023)	49	39	9	1(1)	0	80.61
England	9	2009	2024	Champions (2009)	42	31	10	1(0)	0	75.00
New Zealand	9	2009	2024	Champions (2024)	42	29	13	0	0	69.04
West Indies	9	2009	2024	Champions (2016)	39	23	16	0	0	58.97
South Africa	9	2009	2024	Runners-up (2023, 2024)	39	18	21	0	0	46.15
India	9	2009	2024	Runners-up (2020)	40	22	18	0	0	55.00
Sri Lanka	9	2009	2024	First Round (2009–2024)	35	10	25	0	0	28.57
Pakistan	9	2009	2024	First Round (2009–2024)	36	9	26	0	1	25.71
Bangladesh	6	2014	2024	First Round (2014–2024)	25	3	22	0	0	12.00
Ireland	4	2014	2023	First Round (2014–2018, 2023)	17	0	17	0	0	0.00
Scotland	1	2024	2024	First Round (2024)	4	0	4	0	0	0.00
Thailand	1	2020	2020	First Round (2020)	4	0	3	0	1	0.00

Note:

• The number in bracket indicates number of wins in tied matches by Super Overs however these are considered half a win regardless of the result. The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties (irrespective of a tiebreaker) as half a win.

Team results by tournament

The table below provides an overview of the performances of teams in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Legend

• C – Champions
• RU – Runners-up
• SF – Semi-finalist
• R1 – Round 1 (group stage)
• Q – Qualified, Still in Competition
•  •  – Did not qualify
•  ×  – Did not enter
•     — Hosts

No. of Teams/ Hosts/ Year Teams	(8) 2009	(8) 2010	(8) 2012	(10) 2014	(10) 2016	(10) 2018	(10) 2020	(10) 2023	(10) 2024	(12) 2026	Total
Australia	SF	C	C	C	RU	C	C	C	SF	Q	10
Bangladesh	×	×	×	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1		6
England	C	R1	RU	RU	SF	RU	SF	SF	R1	Q	10
India	SF	SF	R1	R1	R1	SF	RU	SF	R1	Q	10
Ireland	×	×	×	R1	R1	R1	•	R1	•		4
New Zealand	RU	RU	SF	R1	SF	R1	R1	R1	C	Q	10
Pakistan	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	Q	10
Scotland	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R1		1
South Africa	R1	R1	R1	SF	R1	R1	SF	RU	RU	Q	10
Sri Lanka	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	Q	10
Thailand	×	×	×	•	•	•	R1	•	•		1
West Indies	R1	SF	SF	SF	C	SF	R1	R1	SF	Q	10

Debutant teams in each tournament

Year	Debutants	Total
2009	Australia,  England,  India,  New Zealand,  Pakistan,  South Africa,  Sri Lanka,  West Indies	8
2010	none	0
2012	none	0
2014	Bangladesh,  Ireland	2
2016	none	0
2018	none	0
2020	Thailand	1
2023	none	0
2024	Scotland	1
2026	TBD
Total		12

Other results

Results of host teams Year Host Team Finish 2009  England Champions 2010  West Indies Semi-finalists 2012  Sri Lanka Round 1 2014  Bangladesh Round 1 2016  India Round 1 2018  West Indies Semi-finalists 2020  Australia Champions 2023  South Africa Runners-up 2024  United Arab Emirates Did not qualify 2026  England

Results of defending champions Year Defending champions Finish 2009 Inaugural Edition 2010  England Round 1 2012  Australia Champions 2014  Australia Champions 2016  Australia Runners-up 2018  West Indies Semi-finalists 2020  Australia Champions 2023  Australia Champions 2024  Australia Semi-finalists 2026  New Zealand

Records

Main article: List of Women's T20 World Cup records

As of 16 November 2024

T20 World Cup records
Batting
Most runs	Suzie Bates	1,216 (2009 – 2024)	[9]
Highest score	Meg Lanning v  Ireland at Sylhet	126 (2014)	[10]
Highest partnership	Nat Sciver-Brunt & Heather Knight v  Thailand at Canberra	169* (2020)	[11]
Most runs in a tournament	Beth Mooney	259 (2020)	[12]
Bowling
Most wickets	Megan Schutt	48 (2016 – 2024)	[13]
Best bowling figures	Deandra Dottin v  Bangladesh at Providence	5/5 (2018)	[14]
Most wickets in a tournament	Amelia Kerr	15 (2024)	[15]
Fielding
Most dismissals (wicket-keeper)	Alyssa Healy	32 (2010 – 2024)	[16]
Most catches (fielder)	Suzie Bates	26 (2009 – 2024)	[17]
Team
Highest team total	England (v  Pakistan) at Cape Town	213/5 (2023)	[18]
Lowest team total	Bangladesh (v  West Indies) at Providence	46 (2018)	[19]

Records by tournament

Most runs in the tournament Year Player Performance details 2009 Aimee Watkins 200 runs 2010 Sara McGlashan 147 runs 2012 Charlotte Edwards 172 runs 2014 Meg Lanning 257 runs 2016 Stafanie Taylor 246 runs 2018 Alyssa Healy 225 runs 2020 Beth Mooney 259 runs 2023 Laura Wolvaardt 230 runs 2024 Laura Wolvaardt 223 runs

Most wickets in the tournament Year Player Performance details 2009 Holly Colvin 9 wickets 2010 Diana David Nicola Browne 9 wickets 2012 Julie Hunter 11 wickets 2014 Anya Shrubsole 13 wickets 2016 Leigh Kasperek Sophie Devine Deandra Dottin 9 wickets 2018 Deandra Dottin Ashleigh Gardner Megan Schutt 10 wickets 2020 Megan Schutt 13 wickets 2023 Sophie Ecclestone 11 wickets 2024 Amelia Kerr 15 wickets

Awards

Player of the tournament Year Player Performance details 2009 Claire Taylor 199 runs 2010 Nicola Browne 9 wickets 2012 Charlotte Edwards 172 runs 2014 Anya Shrubsole 13 wickets 2016 Stafanie Taylor 246 runs and 8 wickets 2018 Alyssa Healy 225 runs 2020 Beth Mooney 259 runs 2023 Ashleigh Gardner 110 runs and 10 wickets 2024 Amelia Kerr 135 runs and 15 wickets

Player of the final Year Player Performance details 2009 Katherine Sciver-Brunt 3 wickets 2010 Ellyse Perry 3 wickets 2012 Jess Cameron 45 runs 2014 Sarah Coyte 3 wickets 2016 Hayley Matthews 66 runs and 1 wicket 2018 Ashleigh Gardner 33 runs and 3 wickets 2020 Alyssa Healy 75 runs and 1 catch 2023 Beth Mooney 74 runs 2024 Amelia Kerr 43 runs, 3 wickets and 1 catch

See also

• Cricket portal
• Sports portal

• Women's Cricket World Cup
• ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy
• ICC Women's Championship
• ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Notes

1. The hosting rights were owned by Bangladesh Cricket Board, but matches were played in UAE due to 2024 Bangladesh constitutional crisis.